Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-12
SEATTLE. ". T., june ,, 1851.
STATEMENT OF GOV. sOrIss,s AsExr.

STATEMENT OF GOV. SoCIRE's AGENT.
HoS. wArsoS C. SoCIRE-Dear Sir: Nv
attention has been called TO an article pub
lished 10 the n. Y. Sun. paIporting to be
an interview with Hon. C. $ VOORHEES,. Ia
which the impression Is given that yo1 used
your Official position and influence 10 secure
The use of your bindings in seattle for quar-.
tiers for the U 5. Troops when called here 10
February. lSs6.
desire T. say that at the tine referred
to was ia cha ge Of your property 10 Sc
AZ Il. Upon the arrvtl Of the troops ir
seattle l met Col. DeRussy. (eonmandins
l4sh e. 5 Iaiantry) and told him we had
mace arrAn gefneRts 70 quarter bis trt,0ps ia
the skating riuk. owned BY Amos Brown
He said be Eoald not consent % take hll
command there. a. there was not saficiSni
room loF thrm L and be would not permit
ais command 70 be divided and insisted %
taking the entire command % the Pasifc
House, where they had formerly ben quar-
t-uel I opposed this and urged thai roo
did not want them located there; but. not
githstanaing my o position and protest. Be
took possession % the eatire bal ding With
the exception Of ore stDre roon. and caused
several tenants having stores " vacate them.
The command occupied I've large stsre
rooms on tbe ground 1oar. and had contr1l
aud Use Of The entire anOrs, consisting a
aoaat Seysnty ruo1as The bedrooms uere,
many Of then partly furnished with bed
ding carpets, towels. 6e.& IWzsohliS ed
= purchase upwards o. $3.50 worth Of stoves,
.ls0 cooking "a &c. for the Use and cona-
fort - the troops. / also falnished Lights
and water for the entire bGildinE. and. 10
or1eF - give . tall supply Of Wlier. I had
- have the pipes fr0n TIE mAin changed Al
considerable expense, This vas all doue
EitaoRt any extra charge. ana the rental o,
sl4 per day vas sgaeei upon betSeea Lieut..
J. II Gassin sRd myself. whieh sm6raeed al
: sse eIsTAs, and Vas c rs dersd isasonAels
ard eHiiTsly satisfactory By the eonmaadisg
ufhceF ans his qgArteFnAsteE.
Tue rsot charged vas eansiierabiy
Is>s than TIE baiid-Bg had PreEioslsly oeen
renfsi soF A feu esys AFTER the occupancy
~ the Pacific Hoase. Col D Russy fuand
as con nand bad not su4ci-at ron. aSi
hs took poSsessi0n (Eith hay eonSeni) OF The
standard TheAisT. This bsIldiaZ gas oecu-
sled q; the tine by psrnanest teaAnt Gi
so per mOoth End had previgcsly rsaied
iog $leo per moath. Tee reptAl axreed n
f0T Temporary purposes vas 81 per cay -
cover eXpsnses, iacigdinK water aad gas
Aftsr the trsoPs had beel here for scne
line 4 Erittsa contact EGs made sith IL.
Gastsa. which met tie approval q the GU
na7diag efiaers up - AID isclgding the
Seers 4rv q War. Tie Paciis H0lse vas
ased ~ % August 20. and tie eat vas paid
"a voue srs approved By the Goserum Il
from tine 20 tlne. tee bass ssylneas h8Yiax
seea Eaa Nov -, ISIS
Tie bail iings we're 10th considerably
5As ASe3 eariag the tine they we're Osea-
gse3 hy tie roops. and ! SIS obliged 70
sgeBd Cuas dsysbls D0cey n repairing via
isNs. asors. doors. Eall-. yiambsng, he.
and in Ia inz tas - idiags tho Oaxhly
csesised thEk that 1850 Soaid be .oW
estimate Of the elveri damages. ana this
SIN E8ald c8us ar short o. eaFsgJBE your
tolAl hsss from he oceu g.a.ioa Ok y9gF prsp
- b. The I > Trogps-
A vseAsl Ios u yours vas Also used By
Tie iroops i3f ki5ch@as and sinks. IA, -
tos oetFlasDt OF yogf surrounding pr Per
y, BAL no charge sEs made fsF tbs.
i0qrs- tFaly. EpW WHEELEs.
SEATTLE. ". Z. JaRs /, ISL.